Radio Network Optimization Consultant

Description

SKILLS

CURRICULUM VITAE

HARJEET SINGH
Contact No: +60-0107179240 +91-9355334284 Email : harjeetsehjan@gmail.com

Looking to be a contributor, leader and trendsetter, aiming to upgrade myself as an expert telecom consulstant.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Present:

Working on Ericsson/Motorola to Huawei Swap Project for Mexis Malaysia as a Team Leader via NR switches and Radios.

Monitoring after swap KPIs.
Taking required actions to ensure that the post swap KPIs pass and are accepted.
Preparation of the acceptance report.
Coordination with the DT teams on field for SSVs and cluster drive tests to ensure the functionality testing and the physical optimization.
Root cause analysis for the failure sites and applying fixes on various level to ensure the acceptance.

November 2013 to October 2015 : RF Team Lead – Bhagat Telecommunications

Working as a team leader for Nokia Optimization project
Handling a team of RF optimization engineers.
Checking the detailed daily KPIs and allotting the tasks to the RF engineers.
Collecting reports from the team, compiling them into a management level report and sending it to the customer.
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Main Skills

Other Skills

SQL

database

Paging

MapInfo

Performance monitoring

Work & Experience

01.11.2013 — 31.10.2015

Bhagat Telecommunications

RF Team Lead

* Working as a team leader for Nokia Optimization project * Handling a team of RF optimization engineers. * Checking the detailed daily KPIs and allotting the tasks to the RF engineers. * Collecting reports from the team, compiling them into a management level report and sending it to the customer. * Presenting the network KPIs to the customer in Weekly meeting. * Taking up specific customer request and provide resolution. * Providing a second layer of support for the team of engineers for troubleshooting complex KPI problems offering mentorship. * Responsible for maintaining the overall contracted network KPIs as well as RNC level and site level KPIs.

02.08.2011 — 30.11.2013

Ericsson; Assignment1; Telcel Mexico

Radio Network Optimization Engineer

* To shortlist worst cells based on various KPI criterions using the tools ITK, SMART, KPI POCKET. * Daily Root Cause analysis of the worst cells. * Based on the analysis categorize the problems in Optimization, Operation and maintenance and Design problems. * Prepare solutions such as Parameter changes and Feature activation and deactivation. * Present the suggestions to the customer team and Take the approval for the changes. * Follow up the implementation. Verify the effect of the changes and present the improvements to the customer * Improvement of Network Level and Cluster KPIs. * Parameter Optimization CE usage, Power/AC, SHO, IRAT, IFHO, ISHO, AMR. * Multicarrier: strategies of service allocation, traffic balancing * Work on optimizing events of big traffic: Municipal elections Optimization in Pachuca area * Day to day optimization: Worst cells and KPIs analysis (CSSR, Retainability, PRACH, SHO, CQI, etc, alarms * Familiar with IUB configurations: (ATM-VC, Full IP) * Familiar with Ericsson Hardware configurations RBS3000, RBS 6000 with one and two DUW.

01.08.2011 — 31.03.2013

NSN to Ericsson swap project for operator Netcom

Radio Network Optimization Engineer

* Responsible for Post swap acceptance on cell level and cluster level. * Daily KPI monitoring of all CS and PS, HS and EUL KPIs, Throughput, Handover. * Troubleshoot the problematic KPI to achieve the target. * Perform regular Parameter consistency checks. * Suggest parameter changes to achieve the post swap acceptance. * Regular neighbour audits and Optimization. * Record and analyse CTR, UETR, GPEH traces to troubleshoot network problems. * Record and analyse WNCS and WMRR recording. * Use ENIQ tool to create customized KPI/Counter Reports and troubleshooting reports * Smart Phone features: URA_PCH, Cell PCH, Fast Dormancy, Fractional DPCH * Multicarrier: strategies of service allocation, traffic balancing * Day to day optimization: Worst cells and KPIs analysis (CSSR, Retainability, PRACH, SHO, CQI, etc, alarms * Parameter Optimization CE usage, Power/AC, SHO, IRAT, IFHO, ISHO, AMR * Familiar with Ericsson Hardware configurations RBS3000, RBS 600 with one and two DUW.

03.10.2010 — 23.07.2011

GTL Ltd

Radio Network Optimization Engineer. 3G Optimization Engineer

project for Vodacom South Africa. * Working to achieve better post swap performance for acceptance. * Comparison between pre and post swap statistics and Drive test results. * Optimizing the RF network using the input from Network Optimization (parameters and system configurations change). * Processing the measurements obtained from drive tests in order to create the Network Coverage and Quality Reports. * Monitor & analyze the WCDMA/HSPA Radio Network Statistics on daily basis. * Achieve & maintain the Radio Network Performance as per the contracted KPIs (Accessibility, Retain ability, and Mobility & Service Integrity) * Responsible for reducing congestion and drops. * Improving the IRAT Handover, Soft Handover, Location Update, Paging, CSSR, and RRC Connection & RAB Establishment Success rate in the 3G RAN network for all Voice, Video Packet & High Speed. * Responsible for the drive test analysis and taking the necessary action to improve call drops, pilot pollution, Ec/No, Soft handover performance. * UMTS and IRAT neighbor analysis and Optimization. * Coverage Analysis and suggesting necessary physical changes, * Responsible for Inconsistencies Checks, Packet Throughput, Parameter changes. * Day to day optimization: Worst cells and KPIs analysis (CSSR, Retainability, PRACH, SHO, CQI, etc, alarms * Smart Phone features: URA_PCH, Cell PCH, Fast Dormancy, Fractional DPCH * Multicarrier: strategies of service allocation, traffic balancing * Indoor/IBS optimization * Work on optimizing events of big traffic: Rugby and football Matches.

04.08.2009 — 31.10.2010

Hayat Communications Ltd

Optimization/Planning Engineer

Job Profile: 2G, 3G Radio Network Optimization and Performance monitoring activity as Junior Optimization/Planning Engineer at ZAIN Expansion project through NSN Bahrain Main activities and Responsibilities: * LTE site planning, site surveys, TSSR preparation. * Supporting Senior Engineers in the 2G/3G optimization and planning activities. * Performing site surveys for the coverage and capacity with candidate evaluation. * Preparation of RF database for the new sites, re homing and multicarrier implementation. * Frequency planning and Scrambling code planning for the new sites. * Checking from daily reports, the worst performing cells and to suggest necessary changes in order to improve the performance. * CS (Voice) services, PS (HSDPA and R99) Optimization. * Planning the Nod de-Bs in a WCDMA RF planning tool (like NetAct Planner) defining their related parameters: site coordinates, antenna type, antenna height, antenna tilt, antenna azimuth, CPICH power, cable loss, propagation model parameters. * Validating the site configuration in the field during the technical site survey visit and preparing the Technical Site Survey report. * Setting the specific RF parameters for the site to be integrated: RNCid, WBTSid, LcrId, MCC, MNC, LAC, RAC, SAC, CId, UARFCN frequency, scrambling code planning, T cell, neighbors list planning. * Post Processing of the Drive Test data, of the AT reports and presentations. * Analyzing the Drive test results on MapInfo, M COM, ACTIX, and NEMO ANALYZER for taking necessary action. * Optimizing the Macro Cell allocating the proper Neighbors, Handover Criteria, Frequency optimization from the Drive Test results. * Cluster Drive tests and benchmark drive test analysis.

01.11.2008 — 31.07.2009

ADA Cell works

Optimization Engineer

Job Profile: 2G Radio Network Optimization and Performance monitoring activity as Optimization Engineer at Sri Lanka Huawei-Airtel Project. Main activities and Responsibilities: * Checking daily reports from OMCR and Analyzing the worst performing cells based on High drop call rate ,High handover failure ratio ,TCH Blocking, Busy hour traffic, Poor call success rate, Poor uplink and downlink Quality in Network/BSC to improve the overall signed KPIs of the area classes (Urban, suburban & rural). * Frequency, BSIC& BCCH, HSN, MAIO, MAL Planning (Dual Band) for new sites, neighbor list validation. * Planning of GSM Neighbor list addition and deletion. * Handling of interference issues by change of frequency, BTS power for Parameter consistency check and alignment to DB Network. C/I Analysis, interference Reduction (Adjacent & Co-channel Interference). * Parameter consistency check and alignment to DB Network. * Data logs analysis from Drive Test Measurements. * Drive Test Team Management.

05.05.2007 — 30.11.2008

Toshniwal Enterprises Controls Pvt. Ltd.

Drive Test & Optimization Engineer

Benchmarking, Reliance Telecom MP (new town and Motorola swap by ZTE), BSNL Haryana,Punjab,Himachal Pradesh (Nokia swap by Ericsson), Vodafone Mumbai (Motorola swap by Ericsson). Main activities and Responsibilities: * Post Processing of the Drive Test data, Preparation of the AT reports and presentations. * Carrying out coverage, Quality, Cell-Reselection, Handover test to ascertain criteria. * Coordinating the Drive Test Teams, allocating those sites for Drive Test and giving them on field suggestions for orientations, Tilt etc. * Converting the Drive test results to the MapInfo, M COM format & to generate the report for taking action. * Attending customer complaints and take necessary action to solve the problem. * Preparing the Drive Test Routes for Optimization. * Optimizing the Macro Cell allocating the proper Neighbors, Handover Criteria, Frequency optimization from the Drive Test results. * RF Troubleshooting Identification of poor signal areas on the basis of Drive Test report and customer feedback and proposing necessary down tilts (to control the overshoot and interference) and antenna azimuth changes. * Analysis and Comparison of the Rx Level, SQI, Rx Quality, C/I, FER etc. between the Pre Drive and Post Drive during swap. * Performing the EDGE and GPRS Drive Test in Static and Dynamic mode to analyze the data performance and throughput etc. * Benchmarking Drive Test for the comparison among different networks.

01.06.2006 — 31.05.2007

Professional Comtech Private Limited (PCPL)

Drive test Engineer

Main activities and Responsibilities: * Performing drive test to Validate Frequency plan/Neighbor list and identifying the spots of weak call quality. * Verifying the physical of new site and audit the existing sites, swap verification and rectification. * Performing Drive test for the new town sites checking for coverage, quality and Interference. * Performing Drive Test for Idle, Dedicated and scanned mode.

Ericsson/Motorola to Huawei Swap Project for Mexis Malaysia

Team Leader

switches and Radios. * Monitoring after swap KPIs. * Taking required actions to ensure that the post swap KPIs pass and are accepted. * Preparation of the acceptance report. * Coordination with the DT teams on field for SSVs and cluster drive tests to ensure the functionality testing and the physical optimization. * Root cause analysis for the failure sites and applying fixes on various level to ensure the acceptance.